Crime World

Singer Tommy Fleming's private recordings go public causing him to complain to Gardai. A mother and daughter fall foul of their shoplifting spree at top department store Brown Thomas and paedophile hunters are using dating apps to track their prey.

This is a Crime World weekly roundup with Nicola Tallant and guests Eimear Rabbitt and Niall Donald.

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A well-known Sligo property tycoon has been jailed for two years for savagely beating three teenage boys he wrongly blamed for breaking a window.

Cathal O’Connor choked one boy until he lost consciousness, threatened another with a saw, and used an iron bar to hit one in the face.

Niall talks to Crime World's Alan Sherry about O'Connor's violent attack and how an ex-TD gave him a character reference. 

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A romance scammer impersonating Hollywood heartthrob Jason Momoa is targeting lonely Irish fans online. The scammer is part of a wave of so-called romance-fraudsters who are making million of euros off vulnerable Irish people.

Niall talks to Crime World's Denise Smith about how she was love-bombed by a fake Jason Momoa.

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 Four homes were damaged after a hand grenade was thrown in Ballymun on Tuesday morning in an escalating feud in the area.

The bitter gang war has seen two factions, most of whom are still in their teens, repeatedly target each other in gun and arson attacks.

Niall speaks to Crime World's Ken Foy about how the feud has already cost one man his life.

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On the 9th of March 2026, John Cullen died at the age of 75 in St James's Hospital, where he had been treated for cancer for the last year.

A notorious pimp in the 1970s and 80s, he was jailed in 1983 for the murder of former sex worker Dolores Lynch, her mother Kathleen, and aunt Hannah.

Cullen controlled prostitution in Dublin for almost a decade. His cruelty, depravity, and violence were notorious.

There were few, apart from his close family, who mourned his death. J

enny Friel talks to Crime World's Caoimhe Young about the life and death of John Cullen and the women who finally put him behind bars.

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A “baby-faced” Gucci Gang boss threatened a woman, claiming he would send “junkies” to rape her son over a drug debt he claimed he was owed.

Mark Salmon’s campaign of terror was outlined in court after he pleaded guilty to making threats to kill, drug trafficking, and money laundering.

Niall talks to Crime World's Eamon Dillon about how Salmon's life of crime began, as a pal of feud murder victims Sean Little and Zachary Parker.

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A criminal from a small town in Co Offaly is suspected of acting as a 'logistical operator in Spain' for Ireland’s biggest drug dealing gang ‘The Family'. Keelan Hand is currently under investigation in Spain after he was arrested in August 2024 when police seized 110kg of cocaine valued at €7.71 million from a warehouse.

Niall talks to Crime World's Ken Foy about Hand's unlikely rise from being a out-of-control thug in Offaly to Spain's Costa Del Crime.

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A mother-of-eight who went on the run with her husband who was wanted for a gun murder has avoided jail.

Jennifer Devine hid out in a hotel with her ‘cocaine-shovelling’ husband after he murdered her brother-in-law.

Niall speaks to Crime World’s Eimear Rabbitt about why she was allowed walk free from court despite being convicted of withholding information.  

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 Tracking devices and so-called infidelity kits are being used to coercively control women without their knowledge.

These tests, available on an Irish website for as little as €62, claim to detect traces of semen hours after sex and provide proof of infidelity.

Chloe McPolin speaks with Denise Smith about these testing kits and the dangers posed by tracking devices that are increasingly being used as tools of coercive control.

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A local politician who is a mentor and friend to Conor McGregor had a truck gifted to him by the MMA star damaged in an arson attack outside his home.

Councillor Philip Sutcliffe had to resign from the Independent Ireland party after standing shoulder to shoulder with McGregor during the civil rape trial taken by Nikita Hand.

But the former coach and mentor to McGregor has continued in his support for the sportsman and happily accepted a gift emblazoned with the Black Forge Inn logo.

Nicola and Niall talk about the arson attack and the garda investigation.

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